User(s)

Function

"Your father literally wrote it for you, a list of all the Yurieviches and Kovars in Starling City."

—Talia to Oliver

"The List" is a notebook obtained by Oliver Queen from his father, Robert Queen. The book was a compilation by Robert of the dirty business people who had ruined Starling City, later known as Star City. "The List" was known by others, notably Moira Queen and Malcolm Merlyn, and other leading members of Tempest. The book, on its first pages, had a picture of the tracks under the Glades, referring to the overall plan to level the Glades, the Undertaking. There appear to have been other copies of the List in the possession of others besides Robert.

Oliver stopped using the book to target individuals following his best friend, Tommy's death, deciding not to kill unless absolutely necessary.[1]

At first it was believed The List contains the names of individuals who are damaging Starling City through various means, usually financial. It was later revealed the names on The List are actually corrupt benefactors that were leverage to contributing to The Undertaking or risk their illegal activities being known to the public. After The Undertaking, The List lost all its usage.

Four years after the Undertaking, Prometheus began killing Star City citizens whose names were anagrams for names on the List.[2]

Trivia

Oliver's list was incomplete, since it was shown in a flashback that he tore out several pages of the list to fuel a fire while on the island before discovering the names on The List. (He could, however, have the full list as his mother's copy was in much better condition than his when Felicity gave it to him; and presumably complete).